Natura Bissé has recently been chosen as the World’s Best Spa Brand at the 2018 World Spa Awards™, a global initiative that has recognised and rewarded excellence in the spa sector since 2015. The World Spa Awards™ is an event associated with the World Travel Awards™, which celebrated its 25th anniversary. The World Spa Awards™…
Madrid, 31 October 2018. – Circulo Fortuny, the Spanish association of high-end companies and industries, has announced that four new companies will be joining. Puerto Banús, Canalejas Galleries, Nuba and the Cap Rocat Hotel are joining the 58 companies that are already part of the common forum, reaching 62 members. Four leading brands in the…
The II European Excellence Summit took place at Casino de Madrid. Transformation and modernisation of traditional brands Michael Ward, CEO of Harrods; Paolo Zegna, chairman of Zegna; Antonio Vázquez, president of IAG and Andreas Kaufmann, chairman of Leica’s supervisory board, moderated by Armando Branchini, vice chairman of Fondazione Altagamma, have analysed the keys for bringing…
Louis Vuitton, international partner of Círculo Fortuny, gathered the representatives of the Association on a private visit to the Time Capsule exhibition, last Thursday, May 10, at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. The exhibition offers a journey through the history of Louis Vuitton, reviewing the fundamental innovations in technology and design experienced in the brand. The route…
SPAIN’S LUXURY MARKET COULD DOUBLE IN SIZE BY 2025 TO REACH €19-21BN Círculo Fortuny presents the first quantitative and qualitative study of Spain’s high-end sector, in collaboration with El Corte Ingles and managed by Bain & Company The report, finds that Spain can become a top European Excellence player if right steps are taken to…
Círculo Fortuny presented at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, the first quantitative and qualitative study of Spain’s high-end sector. The report ‘Spanish Excellence: Today & Tomorrow’ prepared by the consultancy Bain & Company with the co-sponsorship of El Corte Inglés, examines key segments of the luxury ecosystem –personal luxury goods, luxury hospitality and restaurants, gourmet…
Círculo Fortuny took over the presidency held by Comité Colbert of the European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA), which comprises over 500 companies from the high-end industry. The presidency’s objectives will be to protect intellectual property, build a more secure and sustainable digital environment, and present updated figures of the high-end industry’s contribution to…
Círculo Fortuny, the Spanish high-end industry association, took over from Comité Colbert the presidency of the European Cultural and Creative Industries Alliance (ECCIA), which comprises over 500 high-end brands and cultural institutions. At an event held at the Museo Nacional del Prado, hosted by board Chairman José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Círculo Fortuny’s Executive Chairman Carlos Falcó,…
Today, as a follow-up to its Communication from September 2017, the European Commission published a Recommendation on “measures to effectively tackle illegal content online”. ECCIA warmly welcomes this initiative, which sends a clear message to Member States and online platforms that more needs to be done to proactively and swiftly remove illegal content online. Carlos…
